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Chadchart Sittipunt
Governor of Bangkok since 2022
Chadchart Sittipunt (Thai: ชัชชาติ สิทธิพันธุ์, RTGS: Chatchat Sitthiphan, pronounced[t͡ɕʰát.t͡ɕʰâːtsìt.tʰí(ʔ).pʰān]; born 24 May 1966) is a Thai politician, engineer, and professor who is the incumbent Governor of Bangkok. He previously was Minister of Transport from 2012 to 2014.
Early life and education
Chadchart is the third son of Police General Sa-nae Sitthiphan, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Jitcharung Kullawanit. His sister, Preechaya Sittipunt, is a retired lecturer in Architecture at Chulalongkorn University. She holds a Master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.[2] His twin brother, Assoc. Prof. Chanchai Sittipunt, is the dean of Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.[3]
Chatchart graduated high school from Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School and Triam Udom Suksa School. He completed a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (First Class Honors) f
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Man of the people: Chadchart shapes up
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt -- the city's first elected chief in nine years -- remains popular with the public since he secured a landslide victory in the gubernatorial election in May.
He has become the talk of the town since winning on May 22 with more than 1.3 million votes, in the process ousting incumbent Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang who was appointed by the former junta in 2016.
The unofficial vote count for Mr Chadchart surpassed 1.3 million, outnumbering the accumulated votes of his six closest rivals and breaking the record for Bangkok governor elections.
The Democrat Party's Suchatvee Suwansawat and the Move Forward Party's Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn came second and third, respectively.
Man of the people
Mr Chadchart has won over much of the public and has even been dubbed "the strongest minister on Earth" by netizens in tribute to his impressive physical build after he was seen wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt and shorts while walking barefoot and giving alms at a temple.
That now-famous photograph has since become on
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Explainer: What does Chadchart Sittipunt want?
Following the first election in nine years, Bangkok welcomes 56-year-old Chadchart Sittipunt as its newest governor with a record-breaking landslide victory of 1.4 million votes.
How realistic are his promises to reduce pollution by transforming Bangkok to have an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem? Analysts weigh in.
Q: Who is Chadchart?
Nicknamed "Trip", the incoming governor was born on May 24, 1966. He is the youngest son of Jitcharoong Sittipunt and Pol Gen Sa-nae Sittipunt, who served as a former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau. His twin brother, Dr Chanchai, is an associate professor and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University.
Mr Chadchart, who ran as an independent candidate, said he believed he could function effectively as a governor without the backing of a political party. He stopped short of commenting on his votes, saying he would rather wait until the election result is official. Such a process could take up to a week.
He is US-educated with a PhD from the University o
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